is camber good or bad
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is camber good or bad
i just lowered my 91 crx
and it has camber how do i fix this
ppls said to just get it alined
and other ppl said to get the kit
i have read other ppl's and they say that the kit just makes it even more
so how fast would my tires go bald ???
later
and it has camber how do i fix this
ppls said to just get it alined
and other ppl said to get the kit
i have read other ppl's and they say that the kit just makes it even more
so how fast would my tires go bald ???
later
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Re: is camber good or bad (crxsteve)
Camber is good to an extent. About 2.5deg. in the front, and 1.5deg in the rear is ideal. IF you are like at a 2-2.5" drop it will about perfect with no kit. 
Just make sure you get the toe set!
Just make sure you get the toe set!
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Re: is camber good or bad (-=CRXBart=-)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by -=CRXBart=- »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Camber is good to an extent. About 2.5deg. in the front, and 1.5deg in the rear is ideal.</TD></TR></TABLE>
"Ideal" depends on a whole lot of factors, including the tires you use, the suspension you have, and most especially on how you drive. If you're always hangin' it out on the edge of the friction circle, tires a-screamin', you want all that negative camber CRXBart mentioned. If you just like to drive like a normal sane person (which isn't nearly as much fun!!) then less would be "ideal".
Toe-out in conjunction with excessive negative camber eats tires. Quickly. A little negative camber (1.5 degrees, maybe a bit more) should not hurt the tires much--as long as you don't have any toe-out!
You don't want the negative camber to be a whole lot less at the rear of the car than the front--e.g., -3 degrees of camber front and -0.5 degrees rear. That will lead to unbalanced handling and a car that wants to swap ends when provoked. On a street car, I might even be inclined to keep the difference to 1/2 degree or so. That will keep the fairly safe understeering behavior of the stock car, at least to some extent.
--DD
"Ideal" depends on a whole lot of factors, including the tires you use, the suspension you have, and most especially on how you drive. If you're always hangin' it out on the edge of the friction circle, tires a-screamin', you want all that negative camber CRXBart mentioned. If you just like to drive like a normal sane person (which isn't nearly as much fun!!) then less would be "ideal".
Toe-out in conjunction with excessive negative camber eats tires. Quickly. A little negative camber (1.5 degrees, maybe a bit more) should not hurt the tires much--as long as you don't have any toe-out!
You don't want the negative camber to be a whole lot less at the rear of the car than the front--e.g., -3 degrees of camber front and -0.5 degrees rear. That will lead to unbalanced handling and a car that wants to swap ends when provoked. On a street car, I might even be inclined to keep the difference to 1/2 degree or so. That will keep the fairly safe understeering behavior of the stock car, at least to some extent.
--DD
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Re: is camber good or bad (Dave_Darling)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dave_Darling »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
If you just like to drive like a normal sane person (which isn't nearly as much fun!!) then less would be "ideal".
--DD</TD></TR></TABLE>
People drive like that?
If you just like to drive like a normal sane person (which isn't nearly as much fun!!) then less would be "ideal".
--DD</TD></TR></TABLE>
People drive like that?
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Re: is camber good or bad (crxsteve)
get it aligned asap if you want to save your tires.
dont wait for a camber kit, heck dont even bother with it. just fix the toe, thats all that matters.
dont wait for a camber kit, heck dont even bother with it. just fix the toe, thats all that matters.
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Re: is camber good or bad (Tyson)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tyson »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">get it aligned asap if you want to save your tires.
dont wait for a camber kit, heck dont even bother with it. just fix the toe, thats all that matters.</TD></TR></TABLE>
And post the alignment print-out sheet so we can advise you on what to do.
dont wait for a camber kit, heck dont even bother with it. just fix the toe, thats all that matters.</TD></TR></TABLE>
And post the alignment print-out sheet so we can advise you on what to do.
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Re: is camber good or bad (itrdelsol)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by itrdelsol »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it depends on what your doing 
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actually, ill agree with that.
if you only do straight line launches and never take a turn, then zero out the front camber for best straight line grip.
</TD></TR></TABLE>actually, ill agree with that.
if you only do straight line launches and never take a turn, then zero out the front camber for best straight line grip.
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